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Being an artist is a lot of work. Not only do you have to continuously come up with good ideas and then execute them, but you also have to deal with the professional side of things, including promoting yourself, which often has no relation to the creative part of making work. And still, most artists don't make their living off of their art work. But they don't stop being artists. So to make ends meet, many artists have another job. Welcome to Not a Hobby, where we interview those artists who balance a full-time job and an art career. For these people, being an artist is not just a something you do in your leisure time. Episode 1 of Not A Hobby interviews Houston artist Solomon Kane.

In Episode 2 of Not A Hobby, Ariane Roesch interviews Krista Birnbaum. Her work ranges from photographic to sculptural and is somewhat whimsical, very detail oriented, and deals with control over nature.

On October 17, 2015, Glasstire welcomed the legendary artist Robert Irwin to Houston for a talk with Michael Govan, director of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Their warm, irreverent conversation about their history of working together at thrilled Houston audiences and continues to garner views on our Youtube channel. Robert Irwin is regarded as the central artist of the L.A.-based “Light and Space” movement in the 1960s. He designed the architecture and grounds of Dia: Beacon Center for the Arts; and the lush Central Gardens for the Getty Center in Los Angeles, California.

Jizzy Lizzy: I Desire To Win (Smile More) by Glasstire

Jizzy Lizzy: I Desire To Win by Glasstire

Jizzy Lizzy: I Desire To Win (Weight Loss Guru) by Glasstire

Roberta and Richard Huber describe their collecting process

Rosa de Salazar y Gabino, Countess of Monteblanco and Montemar by Glasstire

Discussion about the Christ Child Figures from the Roberta and Richard Huber collection in the "Highest Heaven" exhibition currently on view at the San Antonio Museum of Art.